Ballot Issues Up for Grabs Tomorrow

It may not be a Presidential election year, but food activists’ demands on voters’ time and effort aren’t taking a year off. Fresh off three stinging defeats in California last year, activists have put their faith in Washington State and a Colorado mountain town to get their anti-food-freedom agenda on track. Both measures are in vote-by-mail states, so people are already casting ballots.

Another Telluride commentator went further, espousing a resolute defense of personal responsibility and choice. Hailing the town’s and the region’s skiing heritage and the power of parenting to resist childhood obesity, the writer explained:

We live here because we enjoy our personal freedom. […] We’ve even declared ourselves a civil liberties “safe zone.” But now we’re being told we shouldn’t even be able to buy groceries or order dinner without the government’s help? We all know what’s best for ourselves and our families, and we should be free to make those choices however we see fit.